SubTrends

Averages 8 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 9 AM UTC. Mostly image posts (80%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
8 12%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
60 23%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
7 5%
Activity Rank #17,765 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#17,765 1,553
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
1%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
35%

r/Oatmeal Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015200100200300Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Short (41 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
13%
10–99
66%
100–999
22%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 78%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 44
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 914

r/Oatmeal Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 7 AM
Tue 4 AM
Wed 5 AM
Thu 7 AM
Fri 7 AM
Sat 2 AM

r/Oatmeal Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Oatmeal70 (49.6%)72
Overnight Oats26 (18.4%)80
Savory oats9 (6.4%)117
Other oats7 (5.0%)19
Discussion7 (5.0%)17
Baked Oats7 (5.0%)65
Oat advice6 (4.3%)6
Recipe to share5 (3.5%)103
Recipe request4 (2.8%)18

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

80%image posts

r/Oatmeal Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
oats
85 (36.8%)
678
oatmeal
76 (32.9%)
386
overnight
25 (10.8%)
828
banana
18 (7.8%)
483
cinnamon
16 (6.9%)
513
protein
15 (6.5%)
345
oat
13 (5.6%)
366
chocolate
13 (5.6%)
656
egg
13 (5.6%)
707
white
12 (5.2%)
607

r/Oatmeal Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/Oatmeal Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/Oatmeal Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/Oatmeal FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/Oatmeal?

Based on posting volume, r/Oatmeal is most active on Tuesdays around 9 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/Oatmeal?

r/Oatmeal averages 8 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/Oatmeal get?

Posts on r/Oatmeal average about 60 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Oatmeal get most?

On r/Oatmeal, most posts are image posts (80%)